Credence to cut 14% of workforce

Credence Systems
cmos
said late Friday that it will cut 173 employees, or 14 percent of the workforce, in an effort to pare costs. Of these positions, 160 will be in the U.S. Shares of the semiconductor process company fell 44 cents to close at $7.96.

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